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Massachusetts
Legislative Calendar 2007-2008
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England's Government Affairs Committee II Useful
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Federal and State Elected
Officials II
AeA Online Legislative Tools
AeA, founded in 1943, is a
nationwide trade association that represents 2,500 high-tech
companies. The AeA New England Council serves member companies
in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
and Vermont.
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Legislative Calendar 2007- 2008 |
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2007
- January 3 - General Court
convenes; first annual session begins
- January 10, 2007 - Bill filing deadline
(original December 6th, 2006 date extended)
- February 28 - Governor
submits recommended annual budget to House of Representatives as
House Bill No. 1
- May 9 - Ways and Means
Committee must report out to the full House a recommended budget for
a vote
- April/May - Senate Ways and
Means develops budget / releases to full Senate for vote
- June 3 - Joint
conference committee to arrive at compromise language between House
and Senate budget versions; sent to Governor to sign or veto
- July 1 - Fiscal Year 2008
begins
- November 21 - Formal business
of first annual session concludes. Note: Any matter pending before
the legislature at the end of the first annual session carries over
into the second annual session in the same legislative status.
2008
- January 2 - General Court
convenes; second annual session begins
- January 23 - Governor submits
recommended annual budget to the House as House Bill No. 1
- March 19 - All joint
committees make final reports
- May 14 - House Ways and Means
Committee must report out a recommended budget for vote
- April/May - Senate Ways and
Means develops budget and releases to full Senate for vote
- June 3 - Joint conference
committee meets to arrive at compromise language between House and
Senate budgets; sent to Governor to sign or veto
- July 1 - Fiscal Year 2009
begins
- July 31 - Second annual
session ends
The AeA State Government Affairs Information Network allows AeA members to
easily obtain information regarding state government affairs activities that
impact their companies. It covers legislative activity in states where AeA
lobbies and allows members to:
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Obtain and share intelligence
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Use reports as-is to share with their executives
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Demonstrate the value of state government affairs within their companies
New England activities that AeA is currently tracking in the
Information Network include:
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Massachusetts Data Breach Technical Corrections Bill
Authorizes consumers to place security freezes on their credit reports; prohibits consumer reporting agencies from releasing any consumer information without the express authorization of the subject consumer after implementation of said freeze; authorizes and regulates the temporary and specific lif...Read More
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Rhode Island E-Waste Bill
This bill would enact a state mandated recycling program in the state of Rhode Island. The bill would impose an annual registration fee of $5,000 to sell covered electronic into the state. This bill would also require that manufacturers run their own recycling programs in Rhode Island or pay to pa...Read More
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Rhode Island RFID
The bill would have restricted the use of RFID technology for the purpose of tracking students....Read More
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Massachusetts IT Bond Bill
The $2.5 billion bond bill will make targeted investments in public safety, cities and town facilities, state buildings, and information technology systems in order to spur economic development. The legislation includes $450 million to modernize critical state information technology systems, includi...Read More
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Massachusetts E-Waste - Producer Responsibility for Electronics
HB 4570 imposes individual producer responsibility for the collection and recycling of their covered electronic products and waste discarded in Massachusetts.
The bill defines covered electronic products as including products containing cathode ray tubes, liquid crystal displays, circuit boards, in...Read More
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AeA
Grassroots at Work (Photos) |
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In its work act as your voice on key issues of concern, AeA
regularly meets with state and national elected officials. Click on
the link to view some sample photos.
Members of AeA's Government Affairs Committee meets with Chairman Daniel Bosley (D-North
Adams).
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Left to right: Brian Burke, Microsoft; Anne Doherty Johnson, AeA; Ann Hurd, Intel; Chairman Daniel Bosley
and Gregory Thomas, Symantec. Representative Bosley is House
Chairman, Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging
Technologies. Among the topics discussed were economic
development, workforce issues and global competitiveness trends
impacting Massachusetts. |
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AeA's
Government Affairs Committee
meets with Chairman Michael Rodriques (D-Westport)
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Representative Michael Rodriques (D-Westport) is Chairman
of the
Massachusetts Labor and Workforce Development Committee. Shown left to right, presenting
him with a copy of AeA's Global Competitiveness report are
Brian Berke, Microsoft, Jan Binda, Sun Microsystems, Chairman
Rodriques and Anne Doherty Johnson, AeA.
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AeA
Meets with Massachusetts Senate President Robert Travaglini
AeA Presents Cyberstates Report to New Hampshire Governor John Lynch.
Congressman
Barney Frank Meets with Leading New England High Tech Companies
 Congressman
Michael Capuano Meets with AeA New England Members
AeA
New England Members Meet with Congressman Marty Meehan
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Congressman Marty Meehan
addressing AeA member companies. |
AeA Meets with U.S. Senator John Kerry
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U.S. Senator John Kerry
(D-Massachusetts) with Anne Doherty Johnson, AeA New England
Executive Director following AeA's Legislative Roundtable at Sun
Microsystems in Burlington, MA. |
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AeA members
engage in a dialog with Senator Kerry about how federal policies
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You
are invited to join AeA New England's Government Affairs Committee
focused on legislation at the state level that impacts your business. Contact Anne
Doherty Johnson to get involved.
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View the latest issue of the
AeA
New England Legislative Alert.
Access the list of Homeland
Security Contacts for New England states.
Find useful
links for generating government sales.
Contact Members
of the New England Congressional Delegation.
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"Expanding the
state program further solidifies AeA as the comprehensive lobbying
powerhouse for the high-tech industry.”
- Jim Wall, Microsoft Regional Government Affairs Director
In addition to being the leading technology
industry lobbying organization in Washington D.C. and Sacramento, AeA also has a presence
across the country through its 18 council offices. No other technology
trade association has this reach to get you involved in issues at the local
level, where many policy issues are emerging today. Access a network of
state
government affairs specialists from member companies, local AeA staff, and
AeA contract lobbyists today.
For more information on
State Government Affairs contact Benjamin Aderson, or
for more information on
the
AeA
New England Council, contact Anne
Doherty Johnson at 781.938.1925.
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